Grain News

Country Hedging Changes Name to CHS Hedging

Date Posted: October 30, 2012

St. Paul, MN—CHS Hedging Inc. is the new name for Country Hedging, Inc., a full-service commodity brokerage providing expert consultation, innovative educational programs and a broad complement of price risk management programs for both commercial agribusinesses and individual producers.

"Our history of putting our customers' best interests first is something we're very proud of and that will never change," explained Scott Cordes, president, Country Hedging.

"But we thought it was time to amplify the financial strength and integrity of our parent company, CHS Inc., through our name, as well."

CHS Hedging Inc. remains a wholly owned subsidiary of CHS Inc., a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States.

It also retains its own status as a separate cooperative, with the opportunity to disperse patronage to qualifying customer-owners.

"We remain committed to helping our customers grow by guiding them toward the right decisions for the right reasons," Cordes said.

"Our name is new, but our experience bringing actionable market intelligence and insight to the table is built on nearly three decades of deep agricultural experience. That will never change."

It specializes in focused market intelligence, insight and individualized strategies through offices across the U.S. CHS Hedging Inc. is a Futures Commission Merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the National Futures Association (NFA).